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University of Colorado System MOOC raises many questions | OER Impact Map

University of Colorado System MOOC raises many questions

Deborah Keyek-Franssen, associate vice president for digital education and engagement at the University of Colorado System, spoke at the MOOC Research Conference 2013 about the impact of MOOC:

“I don’t see revenue, and we’re not going to see revenue in Colorado for … ever — or for a long time,” Keyek-Franssen said. “We are not ready for Signature Track…. We’re not ready for credit…. We will probably not license anyone else’s content.”

The university system has experimented with MOOCs through Canvas and Coursera, but the results have yet to provide a definite answer.

“What I’ve been trying to is reframe the question,” Keyek-Franssen said. “The question is: Is it worth it? Is it worth it to the faculty? Is it worth it the financial investment? Is it worth it to restructure our support units to be able to provide significant among of expertise that we currently don’t have in-house?”

Keyek-Franssen wasn’t asking the questions rhetorically. “For us, we’ll continue to do them because there are so many enthusiastic faculty members,” she said. “But we don’t have that [return on investment] piece, and without that, you can’t convince leadership or financial planners.”

The overall picture appears to be that more information is needed about the effectiveness and outcomes of MOOC programmes before this can be translated to policy innovation.